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Surgery and procedures CPT 20610 Outpatient

Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Presque Isle, ME

In Presque Isle, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $190.47 to $190.47, with a median of $190.47. Across Maine, the median is $142.75 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 20610, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$190.47The Aroostook Medical Center
Median$190.47half pay less
Highest$190.47in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Presque Isle, ME.

median
Lowest $190.47Highest $264.39

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
The Aroostook Medical Center lowest Presque Isle, ME INJ MAJOR JOINT FF $190.47 $907.00 $458.94–$733.76 79% —
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The Aroostook Medical Center lowest Presque Isle, ME ARTHROCENT JNT/BURSA FFEE $190.47 $907.00 $458.94–$733.76 79% —
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The Aroostook Medical Center lowest Presque Isle, ME RHEUM CL ARTHROCENT MJR JT FF $190.47 $907.00 $458.94–$733.76 79% —
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The Aroostook Medical Center lowest Presque Isle, ME ARTHRO/ASPIR MAJOR JOINT FF $190.47 $907.00 $458.94–$733.76 79% —
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The Aroostook Medical Center lowest Presque Isle, ME ARTHRO ASPIR MJR JT FFEE $190.47 $907.00 $458.94–$733.76 79% —
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The Aroostook Medical Center lowest Presque Isle, ME ARTHO ASPIR MJR JT F/FEE $190.47 $907.00 $458.94–$733.76 79% —
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The Aroostook Medical Center lowest Presque Isle, ME DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA MAJOR JT $190.47 $907.00 $458.94–$733.76 79% —
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The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, ME JOINT INJECTION MAJOR FF $228.48 $1,088.00 $550.53–$880.19 79% —
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The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, ME ARTHRO/ASPIR MAJ JNT W/O US FF $264.39 $1,259.00 $637.05–$1,018.53 79% —
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Outpatient: lowest $190.47, median $190.47, highest $190.47.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $190.47. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

This procedure uses a needle to inject medicine into, or draw fluid out of, a large joint such as the knee, shoulder or hip, or a large bursa. It is commonly used for arthritis or bursitis pain, or to test joint fluid.

What the price covers

The price covers the injection or drainage procedure for one joint. The drug itself, such as a steroid or gel injection, and any lab test of the fluid are billed separately.

7 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 20610 ($464.10). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, MEARTHRO/ASPIR MAJOR JNT W/O US $29.19 file
The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, MEARTHRO/ASPIR MAJOR JOINT $29.19 file
The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, MEARTHRO ASPIR MAJOR JOINT $29.19 file
The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, MEARTHROCENTESIS JNT/BURSA $29.19 file
The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, MERHEUM CL ARTHROCEN MJR JT $29.19 file
The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, MEARTHRO ASPIR/INJ MAJOR JOINT $29.19 file
The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle, MEARTHROCENTESIS MAJ JNT $29.19 file